Jonathan Carr

Assistant Academic Specialist

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Jonathan Carr is a teacher and director originally from the Boston area who returned to his hometown in 2005. He has directed in professional and academic settings across the Northeast including Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. Prior to joining the faculty at Northeastern University, he taught at Villanova University and directed for the American Repertory Theatre/ Moscow Art Theater School Institute.

As a director at home in many styles, Jonathan loves plays that push the audience into dark terrain while also making them laugh. His taste ranges from new work — including the two world premieres Billy Witch by Gregory S. Moss and The Death of May McAllister by Deirdre O’Connor — to neglected classics like Calderón’s The Phantom Lady. Among his many productions at Northeastern, he has directed the musicals Company and The Last Five Years; and contemporary plays such as The Marriage of Bette and Boo and No. 11 (Blue and White). Professionally, he most recently directed David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Proof and Neil Simon’s Rumors (People’s Choice Spotlight Award) for the Seacoast Repertory Theatre.

Jonathan holds an MFA in Directing from Columbia University and a BA in Theatre and Dance from Amherst College. He trained with theatre legends Anne Bogart, Robert Woodruff, Andrei Serban, Kristin Linklater, and Vjacheslav Dolgachev, among others. His Colombia thesis production of Gombrowicz’s Princess Ivona typified his explorations of strange, dark European plays, which he enjoys to this day.

Jonathan teaches Introduction to Acting, Art of Theatre, and Viewpoints for Performers.

Northeastern Productions Directed by Jonathan Carr

The Phantom Lady, 2013

The Phantom Lady, 2013

The Phantom Lady, 2013

Company, 2012

Company, 2012

Company, 2012

The Marriage of Bette and Boo, 2011

The Marriage of Bette and Boo, 2011

The Marriage of Bette and Boo, 2011

Billy Witch, 2010

Billy Witch, 2010

Billy Witch, 2010

No. 11 (Blue and White), 2009

No. 11 (Blue and White), 2009

No. 11 (Blue and White), 2009

The Death of May McAllister, 2007

The Death of May McAllister, 2007

Tales of the Lost Formicans, 2006

Tales of the Lost Formicans, 2006

Tales of the Lost Formicans, 2006

2013: The Phantom Lady, by Calderón, Translated by Edwin Honig

2012: Company, Music and Lyrics by Sondheim, Book by George Furth

2011: The Marriage of Bette and Boo, by Christopher Durang

2010: *Billy Witch, by Gregory S. Moss

2009: No. 11 (Blue and White), by Alexandra Cunningham

2007: *The Death of May McAllister, by Deirdre O’Connor, (Itty Bitty Theatre)